CLUB treasurers are hoping that Boxing Day’s crowd bonanza is repeated today when Welsh Premier clubs meet in the reverse fixtures.

Crowds of over 2,000 at Rhyl and 1,000 at Caernarfon showed the top tier has the potential to draw in big audiences and Port Talbot chairman Andrew Edwards wants a piece of the cake.

Port Talbot meet lowly Neath at the GenQuip Stadium and Edwards is looking for a vastly improved crowd as his team are fourth bottom of the attendance table.

“We play in the middle of a town with a population of 52,000,” he said.

“We have one of the best grounds and surfaces in the league, offer the cheapest admission prices and yet we fail to attract good crowds.”

New manager Mark Jones has seen his team take four points out of a possible six since his arrival and believes success on the field is the answer to solving Port Talbot’s attendance problem.

“I’ve been told that we have never taken six points from our two Christmas matches – and the club is in its ninth campaign!” he said.

The Steelman have doubts over the fitness of defender Gareth Phillips, but Swansea City loan player Scott Evans could return from injury.

Neath are boosted by the return of Chris Pridham from suspension and Clayton Blackmore and Rob Folland from injury.

Manager Andrew Dyer acknowledges his team are in danger of losing their status after just two campaigns in the top flight.

“We need points on the board now as the number of games left is starting to ebb away,” he said.

Llanelli, 5-2 winners at Stebonheath Park, are hoping prolific goal scorer Rhys Griffiths can add to his 20-goal tally as they seek a second successive Christmas double over Carmarthen Town at Richmond Park.

League leaders Rhyl make the short journey to Prestatyn, the hosts determined to show greater spirit than they did in the dismal 7-2 lashing at Belle Vue.

And The New Saints cannot afford to drop points at Welshpool as their title hopes rest on a knife edge after a recent poor run.

Aberystwyth’s shock 5-1 demise at Haverfordwest will test their resolve when the teams meet again at Park Avenue.

Bangor should attract another 1,000 plus crowd to Farrar Road as they set out to inflict further misery on bottom club Caernarfon.